South Brunswick Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jim Ryan said that a woman reported her friend was overdosing on heroin in a Burger King parking lot on Route 1 Thursday night. Police arrived and performed CPR on the man; paramedics came and were able to revive him. He is listed in fair condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

"We are aware of the law," Ryan said. "It's not our practice to charge people (in these situations.) We’re going to let him get the treatment he needs."

Ryan said it was possible, though not certain, that both people could be exposed to charges. The new law prevents people from being charged criminally if they report a drug overdose, even if they were using drugs at the time. It also provides immunity for the person having the drug overdose if they're the subject of a good-faith request for help.